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APPLICATIDNFILED JULY 19, i917 Malen/150% l Ptented June 18, 1918.;

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Be it known that l, enormi Renens.) Subject of the Emperor ot Austria, residing et New York, in the eounty und Stute of New York, have invented certain new enel useful llinproveinents in Aennuncietors, oli which the lollov'ring is e tell, eleer., and ex ect specification.

lhis invention relates to ennuncietor or signal systems tor hotels und elsewhere, end. lies for its object to provide improved rneens for signaling` beck and forth from one point to enotioer by ineens of electric lumps 'llie invention is especially' designed tor use in Vlitnels und clubs, und contemplates the placing of signal lamps und switelies in. the guest rooms, ond also in the pigeonlioles 0l the mail rack in tile oiiiee, so tliet Ts/lien mail is received for s guestj tlie olerlr in elle ollioe may close the circuit to the signal lmnp in the room by ineens of tile switch in tl'ie corresponding pigeonliole ot the inail revele, and if the guest is in his room, lle Will' the signal end may Voperate tlie switch located in the room, thereby closingv tlie cir cuit to the lomp arranged in the pigeonliole bearing his room number. nllie eleflra being thus assured that the guest is in liis rooinIn may send up the mail, end interrupt the circuits to both lamps by Ineens oit nieelienism also arranged in the pigeonliole of the mail reelr. ln this Win79 inuen needless tele phoning beek and forth Jfrom otllce to rooms Will lle avoided, end innen of the elerlrs time seveol..

The invention Will. be first hereinafter described in connection with the seeornpsnying drawings which eonstitute pert ot' tliis speciieetipn, end then more specifically detned in the claims et the end ott the de scription.

ln the accompanying drawings, wherein .similar reference chereeters ere used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

lllguie 'l is e lrsginentery view of e mail ruoli consisting,r or e plurelity et pigeon# holes, such es are generally used in hotels,

showing the signal epperstus or tliis invention arranged in the goigeonholes ,Fig 2 is e, detailed View or the signal lamp box designed to lie placed in guest room, end

lig. 3 is .s plein Viewv el one oit" tlie sig:M nel easings which ere arranged in the respective pigeonlioles of the inail reet;y the top of seid cosine* being; removed to sliow the mechanism arranged therein end `the electric circuits eonoeeted Wi ..1 seid mechenisni being illustrated diegremmetieelly.

llscli of tlie pigeonlioles l, ln the mail moli; illustrated in Fig. l, lies e liet easing or loon 2 secured in the bottoni tliereo by rneens of' screws 4l pessed through projectn ing ends o tlie liront plete of seid cursing or bou. Beeeuse el the thinness ot tliese boues 2,tliey do lnot obstruct the pigeonn holes but simply set es ifelse bottoms there ln eeen el the guest rooms, e signal lemploon 5, substantially es illustrated in lli@n 9;,

is placed, seid loon being' provided with e suitelole transparent or translucent plete 6 bearing* suitable indicie, lor notifying tlie guest tliot inail lies been received for liiin et the office tlret lie is requested to cell :tor tlie seine. Also errsnged in eecli guest rooni end preferably mounted on tlie lmnp bei; 5., is e pusli--lnitton 8, end Within the bon 5 is placed en elect-rio lenip l.,

s illustrated in litiga 3., in eecli of tlle leesings 2, one ort which is arranged in eecli pigeonliole ci? tlie inail rook in tlie olee there ere arranged tvvo puslrbuttons 9 and 103 the former being preferably White end the letter bleek. lille White puslfi--loutton 9 is connected to rod l1 which is pivoted to one end oat e lever 13 intermediotely pivoted. et 14e 'Elie bleek push-button l0 is etteelied, to s rod L55 en extension 'l2 olf Wliicli is pivoted to the other end of the lever i3.,

The rod ll carries one member el e imite i switch, tlie other inenilier 17 ot' which is stetionery. lllien the Wliite push button 9 is pressed in, tlie member l@ ot' the switeli is brought into engagement 'Witli tlie ineinliery i7, thereby closing; e circuit 'including tire lomp l in tlie room. This circuit muy be traced on l1 "o troni the switeli member 16 tlirougli vvire 2G to lille lomp l, from seid lomp to e loettery through Wire il', enel from tlie loettery to the switch nieinlier l? tlirougli Wire 29.

The rod l5 is operstiv'ely connected one inernluer l9 olE enotlier knife switelu9 tlie other member ll of seid switch being ststienary. Wlien tlie rod l5 end "eleolr push button ere extended or out, the switcli mernbers l@ end 18 ere engeged end e eireuit closed to e lenig@ 3l mounted. on the l'ront plete of the easing; Q prelerebly lieliind e translucent plete l0 bearing the number oit Elli loo

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the magnet through Wire 42.

27, lamp 7, Wire 26, extension Wire 30, Switch members 18 and 19, wire 31 leading te ene terminal of lamp 34, wire ai?) connected te the other terminal ni Seul lmnp 34;, Suiten member i7 und wire 29 beek te the ,batff'ge'ryn The rod i." und. extension rod i?, :nre com .necteci by e spring 2O which beers against. an abutment 22 en themed l5 .final nn ubnt nient :il onwtlie extension red l2, When the white push-hutten il is pushed in, the exten Sion roei 12 :nere-fl tn compi-ese the spring' 20, the red i5 being held egninst movement by a hook on n resilient armature El. of nu eiectrn-nnnniet 26, which nook engager; e boek cn seid roti l5. The electro-miguel; 26 is included .in e, circuit controlled by the pushnbntten S in the ,quent renin Thin ein `euitnnniy be traced en nig. freni the ningnet .through Wire to the push-button S, freni Said puslnbntten te a battery i `1 through VWire 3G, and freni the battery te When the guest pushes the button S, the magnet Q6 is energized sind 'the arn'niture 24 attracted, thereby withdrawing the hook i'rmn the path 0i the hook' 23, Wliereupnn the tension in the spring Q0, whichv has been unipi-esteri when the white puslrbuttnn i)k uns prcnsed All@ in will more said reti 15 tu clase the switch ceniprising the n'ieinbers 1S nml i9, uml the ininp will be illuminated to indicate that the guest is in the reoni and the mail for nim may be Sent up.

After the mail has been sent te the room, the clerk presseg the black puslrbnttnn l() inward tn the position shown in Fig. 3. This; inward miniemen@will seinnnte the ewiteh members 1S und 19, thereby breaking tbe circuit to the lmnp The inward movement ef the reti i5, which in attached to the black pnlnbuttrni i0, will l. e'coin ninnicsiterl te tile exentiini reci 12 through. the ing 2t), nud will result nl the Outward nunfenfient @if the rml ll :ittnchrtl in the white pnslnbuttnn 9, :nul this; nntwnrrl ninvenient en the red il n'fill separate the switch members 16 :intl 1'?, thereby breaking?r the eircnit tn tbe lamp 'r' in the guest renin. ln this nf?, the lampe 7 :imi ifi nre both tingniehed, by Simply iii-whine' in the bizirlf;

punir-button l@ is-s pressen n the circuit-ss te beth lznnpss, t seul armature will snep nite inciting' engage recentie nient with the henk Qi nn the rod i5, so that Said infl'nnfi push-button l() cannet be nun'cil 'nntwnr-:i again for closing' the circuit to the lump 34: until thei'ireuitto the nnignet 2G is signin closed by1 the punl'nbutton S in the guest renin.

lla vingn thus described in iv invention, what i clniin Y new :unl desire to secure by Letterel 'Patent ci' the United States is',

l. in :in nnnuncizitnr system, the combinattien with :i signal easing, of un electric linnp therein, :i liStnnt signal box, u lnnip in smid bex, nn electric circuit including the flistent Signal lnn'ip, i switch carried by the Signal @using lcr controlling said circuit., :i cin cuit incluiinn,V the nignnl hnnp in the casing, a switch in snitl circuit, ineens curried by the casing' 170i: closing' the switch in the distant lznnp circuit, incanti en the distant sign-ul bex for closing)` the Snitch in the circuit t0 the" lmnp in the raising, :nul :nenne eurricfi by Seid waxing for opening both Switches.

ln nn nnnuneiutor syStcin, the combina tien with signal casing, of :in electric lump therein, n distant signal box, u lannp in seid distant signal box, :in electric circuit including 'the distant lmnp, n switch in Suid casing ttor controlling` Suid circuit, :in elect-m4nfig;`

net in Said easing, n resilient armature carrying :i honk, :L circuit', includingr the lump in. said. casing, :i switch in snideireuin resilient means for closing the letter P'-itcli, including a heck normally engaged by the henk en the armature for holding the switch open, :i circuit including Suid muguet, and a switch in said magnet circuit near the distent `:signal bex for' the purpose specified.

3. In. an nni'nmeietor system, the combine- `tionluwitli n signal. earning, et un electric lmnp therein, e distant Signal lump, an electric circuit including seul distant lznnp, n switch in the casing for controlling seid circuit, :i circuit including the lump in the casing, a switch in the czising' for controlling said lutter circuit, en electro-magnet in the casing, av resilient :irnniture carrying :L hook', n circuit including seid magnet, a switch in said ningnet circuit neer the distantl signal lump, e movable. member for controlling the switch in the easing lamp circuit having n, hooli nor- Ineily engaged by the honk on the :lrninture for holding saliti switch open, :i spring beau iner upon Suid member, means on the casing fer simultaneously closing the switch in the distant lmnp circuit and eomiiiressing the spring benring upon said movable nieinber, whereby sani spring will be set for actuating sriirl member und closing the switch in. the rinsing lump circuit when the magnet circuit cloned und the hook 0u the nrnniture Withdrawn frein engagement with the honk unv Suid member, :nul menne :ilse euri-ieri by the easing for silnultn neeuely returni'ufi.Suid incnil'ier to normal position und opening the switch in the rlistnnt lmnp circuit.

momo@ 4. lin an annuncmcmv cycli/cm, ldlc combimamon, mth a slgnl ccsmg, o an elect-mc lamp tlocrcm4 c distant swnal lomp, om clcctric ci'cuit including sai( distant lomp, c'

switch in che casing for contn'ollng sold cifrcut, c circuit including thc lomp m, tho cosy ing, a switch im thc casing lfm wnzblcollngg said lutter circuit, an @lcctfromcgmcl in thc casing,` c fesilcmt mmofLm-c ccmymg :L hook, ay circuit includin thc mognc, o slivich nomthc distant lamp 50X' closing' che magncc circuit, a push-button om clic casing, c rod at cached fLo said puslxvbucton dnd controlling 'che switch in thc dismnc lamp circuit, cn-

olzhc' rod in thc casing, an intermedately pivocd lever concocted at its opposite ends to said rods, anothcr push button on the casing', 2m cXt/enson rod connected to the second push-button and controlling 'the switch in clac casing lomp circuit, a. hook on said cX- cnson rod normally engaged by the hook on the armature for holding the last mencloned switch open, and a coiled spring insclposcd bctween the second rod and the cx# ension 'rod for the purpose specified.

ln 'csmony whereof I have signed my name to this specccton.

' ADOLPH RENDLE. 

